Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Pearl River Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, telephone 404-679-4500, or at http://www.sacscoc.org for questions about the accreditation of Pearl River Community College. The Commission is only to be contacted to learn about the accreditation status of the College, to file a third-party comment at the time of the College’s decennial review, or to file a complaint against the College with evidence that appears to support non-compliance with a standard or requirement. All normal inquiries about the institution, such as admission requirements, financial aid, educational programs, etc., should be addressed directly to Pearl River Community College and not to the Commission’s office.

Other Accreditation Organizations

Pearl River Community College is a member of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges and the Mississippi Association of Colleges and Universities.

Additional accreditation and reaffirmation information follows:

In 2016 the accreditation of Pearl River Community College was reaffirmed by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees.

In 2016 the College's Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology Program accreditation was reaffirmed for ten years by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education, (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA http://www.acoteonline.org) located at 4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3449; Phone: 301-652-2682.

In 2014 the College's Associate Degree Nursing Program received full accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3343 Peachtree Road Northeast, Suite 850, Atlanta, Georgia 30326. The program is also accredited annually by the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (MS IHL).

In 2013 the College's Medical Radiologic Technology Program accreditation was reaffirmed by The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.